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Saint Ghetto des Prets / Pomerand, Gabriel., 1950

 Item
Identifier: CC-29187-30534

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Scope and Contents

The book consists of 44 visual poems that utilize rebuses to depict political messages dealing with the suffering of Jews during WWII in France. They are placed one to a page with documentation on the facing page. The poems consist of grids of Hebrew letters and mathematical formulas mixed with line drawings of images and pictograms that are presented with either black print on a white background or white print on a black background. This book is a seminal text in the historic origins of the Lettrist art movement in France. This limited edition copy is printed on special paper made by Papeteries Johannot and has its watermark. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (114 pages)) ; 30 x 24.6 x 1.8 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf early Lettrisme alcove second bedroom

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Paris, France : O.L.G.. Nationality of creator: French. General: About 40 total copies. About XL number or letter copy. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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